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South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday 1 March 2022
In the latest news in South Africa on Tuesday 1 March 2022, Table Mountain will look slightly different in support of the people of Ukraine.
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We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Tuesday 1 March 2022.
Cape Town residents will undoubtedly notice the iconic Table Mountain sporting a slightly different look this evening, with shades of blue and yellow set to adorn the slopes leading into the city bowl. This as the Western Cape Province Parliament (WCPP) and DA leader John Steenhuisen demonstrate support for the people of Ukraine, where the Russian military is currently laying siege to cities across the eastern European state.
Defence Minister, Thandi Modise has revealed that most criminal syndicates in the country are not operated by South Africans.
Meanwhile, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) said another bout of thunderstorms is expected to hit the Eastern Cape from Tuesday onwards.
On Monday, the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban was blocked in both directions by truck drivers’ protests. This is as truck drivers protest trucking companies allegedly giving jobs to foreign nationals over South African nationals. The protest, which was planned for Sunday, was foiled as police stopped the attempt to block the busy N3 route in the afternoon.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Tuesday 1 March
Ukraine: Table Mountain is changing colours tonight – here’s why
Cape Town residents will undoubtedly notice the iconic Table Mountain sporting a slightly different look this evening, with shades of blue and yellow set to adorn the slopes leading into the city bowl. This as the Western Cape Province Parliament (WCPP) and DA leader John Steenhuisen demonstrate support for the people of Ukraine, where the Russian military is currently laying siege to cities across the eastern European state.
Steenhuisen is set to deliver an address in tandem with the lighting of the mountain on Monday evening.
Steenhuisen said on Monday that Russia’s decision to invade the sovereign state of Ukraine is indicative of a nation hell-bent on inciting war without provocation. He labelled Russian President Vladimir Putin a “despot” and wholeheartedly condemned the ongoing violence threatening the lives of millions of innocent Ukrainian civilians.
“Russia is now a global pariah state thanks to the ruthless warmongering of its despotic leader. It has run out of friends and allies, and rightly so,” he said.
Weather: Yet another thunderstorm warning issued for the Eastern Cape
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for thunderstorms in the Eastern Cape. The forecaster said the inclement weather was the result of a cut-off low and a surface trough.
The weather service said the surface trough and cut-off low is expected to form over the west of the country and bring good chances of rain and thunderstorms across the Eastern Cape.
“There are better chances over the interior, where these storms may become severe and result in minor impacts due to heavy downpours, strong damaging winds and excessive lightning,” said SAWS.
The affected district municipalities include Sarah Baartman, Amathole, parts of Chris Hani and Joe Gqabi, Tambo and Alfred Nzo.
Thandi Modise confirms most crime in SA is committed by foreign nationals
Defence Minister, Thandi Modise has revealed that most criminal syndicates in the country are not operated by South Africans.
Modise was speaking at a media briefing of Ministers in the security cluster in Pretoria on Sunday, 27 February.
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During the briefing, Modise said government sometimes doesn’t have the courage to call out foreign nationals who engage in criminal activities, for fear of being labelled xenophobic.
N3 blocked due to truck driver’s protest
The N3 between Johannesburg and Durban has been blocked in both directions by truck drivers’ protests.
This is as truck drivers protest trucking companies allegedly giving jobs to foreign nationals over South African nationals. The protest which was planned for Sunday was foiled as police stopped the attempt to block the busy N3 route in the afternoon.
All Truck Drivers and Allied SA Secretary General Sifiso Nyathi said they were protesting the use of foreign truck drivers by South African trucking companies.
Click here to read more about the protest.
Former Mpumalanga Education Department head arrested
The former acting head of the Mpumalanga Education Department has been arrested on Friday 25 February.
According to Special Investigating Unit spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) was working hard to ensure that all role players implicated in the alleged irregular procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) by the Mpumalanga Education Department were brought to book.
This after the department’s former acting head of department, Jabulani Nkosi, was arrested and charged with contravention of the Public Finance Management Act during PPE procurement, valued at some R21 million.
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